Cat-scratch bacillus and Streptococcus pneumoniae causing submandibular suppurative adenitis and acute glomerulonephritis.
Acute cervical adenitis is a frequent problem in pediatrics. It is occasionally followed by acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis, which has a well-defined set of clinical and histological manifestations. We present two rare cases of acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis, one associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae and the second with cat-scratch disease. Cultures of material from the lymph nodes yielded S. pneumoniae type 15 in case 1. A pleomorphic gram-negative micro-organism, identified by silver stain as cat-scratch bacillus, was found in case 2.
Wolach
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Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Uziel
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Berger
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Pomeranz
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D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification